Jack Bacheler

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A pocket-size scouting decision aid was developed in 2010 for use in the Southeast to encourage 1) a higher adoption of stink bug scouting in cotton, 2) better field identification of stink bug-induced boll damage...

You’d think that with just over 30 years’ worth of experience looking into the rear view mirror of cotton insect pest management, past experience would be handy in providing insights into the upcoming year’s pest...

Unfortunately, as North Carolina and Virginia cotton producers know from experience, and as tests confirm, this region has the dubious distinction of having the highest levels of thrips and potential damage in the...

For most North Carolina cotton producers, with the exception of scattered areas in our far eastern counties in some years, tarnished plant bugs (or Lygus) have not been a significant early season problem...

Although North Carolina cotton producers routinely get banged up with thrips, in recent years we’ve been fortunate that cotton aphids have only been a sporadic pest. With our high humidity and generally light...